SimonT - Pig Models 1:1 88mm Pzgr.39 (APCBC) L/56

[Guest]

By the end of the war, Germany was recycling everything. Here’s a good example on the last page of a pamphlet about how to use the Panzerfaust 60 from October 1944:

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The last paragraph translates as:

A request for your own benefit!
If possible, make sure spent tubes are returned. The home front needs them to send you a new Panzerfaust. Additionally, bounties are paid for their return.

Yes, they were paying money for the return of leftover bits from disposable weapons.

[Graeme C.]

I knew that in WW1 they brought shell casing back for reuse, but the front lines were fairly static, just shows even in a war of movement, recycling is done.

[Guest]

I knew that in WW1 they brought shell casing back for reuse

In that case, another fun bit of trivia concerning reuse late in that war: German soldiers apparently developed a habit of chopping the heels off their boots, then requesting replacements (not sure if that would be whole boots or just the heels). You’re probably wondering why on earth they would do this … Well, because of wartime scarcity, new heels were severely rationed for civilians. Soldiers, on the other hand, were not rationed … so if dad back home in Saxony or Westphalia had worn out his shoes’ heels, son in the trenches would chop off his and mail them home

[SimonT]

I now have an inspection number

As you can see it slipped a bit and I had to fill in an out of position 2 :flushed:

[Mini Me]

I would say that WaffenAmt 112 is well represented. Fine job of that Mr. T.

[Steven000]

Nice work Simon :thumb2:
Steven

[SimonT]

Rick / Steven - thanks. Not perfect but it will have to do. I did a few practice tests first but then you just have to go for it and hope the one that matters is ok

[Neil Merryweather]

did I miss it somewhere, Simon - HOW did you do that?

[scottie3158]

Simon,
Fine attention to detail mate.

[SimonT]

Neil - no, didn’t miss it, I forgot to say!
The originals are stamped in so I bought a couple of sets of cheap Chinese made metal stamps off ebay. They are really bad quality and I doubt they would take more than one hit if used on metal but they worked on plastic and may even live to be used again in the future
Stamps only had upper case and numbers so the lower case A is actually a 0 and an inverted T

Scottie - ta

[stillp]

I must dig out a brass shell case that I think is in the back of my shed, in the hope of getting it identified. It's about 30" long, and 4 1/2" diameter at the narrow end. It was in the garage of the first house I bought, in 1970.
Pete

[Graeme C.]

Clever work with the stamps Simon, I wouldn't have though of doing an 'a' like that.:thumb2:

[Mini Me]

Please share that with us when you find it Peter. I wondered if you had made your own stamps MR. T. It surprises me to learn that you "bought" them:rolling:....what a novel idea! LOL Rick H.

[SimonT]

Unfortunately I don't have a metalworking shop Rick so yes, had to resort to buying some :sad-face:

[SimonT]

Been a while since the last update but I have been working on this on and off in the background


the back face of the baseplate has had some short lengths of tubing CA'd to it and the surface scored


the inside of the bottom end of the main casing has had the same treatment

this is because I plan to pour some resin in to seal the base of the shell

the idea is that it will key to the tubing and score marks with the purpose of making it so that the base will not fall off and deposit the sand on the carpet

I cleaned up the end of the casing to remove the moulding flash - I found that scraping with blade edge seemed to work best


once the end was flat I CA'd the baseplate on to the end of the casing

although it fits well there is a small gap left between the two parts so I splurged some of that new formula squadron grey putty

made a bit of a mess with it but at least I got the hole filled


after many hours of sanding back it is looking a lot neater

the casing itself has also been subjected to many many hours of sanding and polishing with a scotch pad

the vinyl type plastic they have used is horrible stuff - it doesn't sand very well and I have found that the mould release lines keep on coming back

thought I was going mad but sure enough, sand them away so all appears nice and smooth, leave a couple of hours and they come back

the surface also appears to hold a charge - every piece of dust sticks to the surface

I think I will have to give it a soapy wash down and prime it then see how good/bad it is

it may need a few prime/sand/prime/sand to get a smooth surface good enough to paint